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Joseph Rowntree Foundation Profile picture
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Jan 18, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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Figures from our #UKPoverty2022 report warn of a harmful legacy, with half a million more children sinking into very deep poverty.

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Our state of the nation report into poverty in the UK reveals that 1.8 million children are growing up in very deep poverty, meaning family incomes are so low that they are completely inadequate to cover the basics.
Large numbers of children were living on low incomes for prolonged periods of time in the years running up the pandemic.

For many young children, this persistence of poverty means going without essentials is all they have ever known or can remember
People living in deep and persistent poverty were already under constant pressure trying to afford food, bills and other essentials on incomes that don’t cover these costs prior to the pandemic.

They face difficulties in heating their homes and feeding their families A quote from JRF's Katie Schmuecker, Deputy Director of Poli
As energy bills are expected to soar and inflation is forecast to remain high, without additional support people living in deep and persistent poverty could be pushed to breaking point. A quote from Katie Schmuecker, Deputy Director of Policy and
After the cut to #UniversalCredit in the autumn, support for people who are unable to work or looking for work remains profoundly inadequate.

We are calling for an immediate emergency payment for people on the lowest incomes to help prevent hardship in the months ahead
Read the key findings of our #UKPoverty2022 report, which looks comprehensively at trends in poverty across all its characteristics and impacts, here 👇

jrf.org.uk/report/uk-pove…
Do you have a question about the data behind #UKPoverty2022?

Our analysts will be answering your questions in a live Twitter Q&A on Friday 21 January from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Submit your questions by replying to this tweet. #AskAnAnalyst Live Twitter Q&A. Ask a JRF analyst your questions on the da

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Destitution is when people cannot afford to meet their most basic physical needs to stay warm, dry, clean and fed.

Our new report reveals a shameful rise in the number of people experiencing destitution in the UK.

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🧵The social security system should support us all when we face challenging times, but right now it’s not covering the essentials and pushing some people into even deeper hardship.

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Firstly, #UniversalCredit isn’t set according to any objective assessment of the price of essentials such as food and utilities. From April it will only be £85 a week for a single adult.
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We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but right now 90% of households receiving #UniversalCredit are going without essentials like food, utilities and vital household goods.
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